The 25th International AIDS Conference is taking place in Munich, Germany from July 22-26, with several pre-conference events scheduled on Sunday, July 21st. Remote access will also be possible for registered attendees, with recordings made publicly available at some point after the meeting ends. Links to events and sessions related to HIV cure research are appended below (please leave a comment if we've missed anything).
In addition to the sessions on the conference agenda, several Martin Delaney Collaboratory Community Advisory Boards are hosting a Networking Zone in the Global Village titled CureCanvas: A collective vision for HIV cure. Activities will include surveys, meet-ups, interviews by HIV advocate Raif Derrazi, and a digital mural that will be built with visitors over the week. Image contributions for the digital mural can also be submitted online. Thanks to co-organizer Michael Louella for sharing this information.
Sunday July 21
Towards a truly global HIV cure will continue a longstanding International AIDS Society policy of holding a pre-conference event on the topic of cure research. Information on the agenda is available via the AIDS 2024 programme:
Towards a truly global HIV cure
Pre-conference session
Hall B0b/Channel 5
July 21, 8:00am-4:30pm local time (US Eastern time: 2:00-10:30am)
Session 1: Opening and setting the scene
Session 2: Opportunities and challenges in reservoir and persistence measurement
Session 3: Creating an enabling environment for research and advocacy
Session 4: Communicating cure
Session 5: The changing landscape for cure – Gene therapy and long-acting antivirals
Monday July 22
Satellite: Revitalizing advocacy for HIV and sickle cell disease cure access in the era of $2million cell and gene-based therapy treatments
SAT004
Room 13a/Channel 6
Organizer: HIV Cure Africa Acceleration Partnership (HCAAP) & Global Gene Therapy Initiative (GGTI)
July 22, 7:30-9:00am local time (US ET: 1:30-3am)
Satellite: Impact of broadly neutralizing antibodies on HIV CNS reservoirs: Potential benefits, challenges and risks
SAT007
Room 14a/Channel 9
Organizer: Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health
July 22, 7:30-9:00am local time (US ET: 1:30-3am)
Satellite: "I once had HIV" - The story of a cure
SAT024
Room 5/Channel 8
Organizer: Deutsche AIDS Gesellschaft e.V.
July 22, 11:30am-12:30pm local time (US ET: 5:30-6:30am)
Note: presentation by Marc Franke, formerly known as the Düsseldorf patient.
Tuesday July 23
Oral abstract session: It's about timing: When to start, when to stop
OAA02
Room 13a/Channel 6
July 23, 10:30-11:30am local time (US ET: 4:30-5:30am)
Note: potentially misleading title, the entire session is focused on HIV cure-related research.
Oral abstract session: HIV in children: What are the challenges?
OAA06
Room 5/Channel 8
July 23, 3:00-4:00pm local time (US ET: 9:00-10:00am)
Note: features a presentation by Faiaz Shaik Abdool on the HIV reservoir.
Symposium: How sex influences HIV pathogenesis
SY10
Hall B0b/Channel 5
July 23, 4:30-5:30pm local time (US ET: 10:30-11:30am)
Satellite: HIV cure research in Africa
SAT066
Room 14c/Channel 10
July 23, 6:00-7:30pm local time (US ET: 12-1:30pm)
Organizer: Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE)
Wednesday July 24
Oral abstract session: The quest for HIV vaccines
OAA13
Room 13b/Channel 7
July 24, 10:30-11:30am local time (US ET: 4:30-5:30am)
Note: features at least two presentations of potential relevance to HIV cure-related research.
Special session: AIDS 2024 Co-Chairs' Choice
SS04
Hall C1/Channel 1
July 24, 10:30am-12:00pm local time (US ET: 4:30-6:00am)
Note: features a presentation by Christian Gaebler about a possible new case of HIV cure in a recipient of a stem cell transplant from a donor heterozygous for the CCR5Δ32 mutation (administered to treat a cancer diagnosis).
Special session: HIV science for the future
SS02
Hall C1/Channel 1
July 24, 1:30-2:30pm local time (US ET: 7:30-8:30am)
Note: moderated by Juan Michael Porter II from TheBody.com, HIV cure research may be part of the discussion.
Symposium: Determinants of HIV infection and rebound
SY22
Room 5/Channel 8
July 24, 4:30-5:30pm local time (US ET: 10:30-11:30am)
Thursday July 25
Symposium: The different flavours of gene therapy for HIV cure
SY26
Room 5/Channel 8
July 25, 10:30-11:30am local time (US ET: 4:30-5:30am)
Note: includes a presentation by Rachel Presti on results from the first-in-human trial of a CRISPR-based strategy targeting the HIV reservoir.
Oral abstract session: Cracking the code of the tissue reservoir
OAA28
Room 5/Channel 8
July 25, 3:00-4:00pm local time (US ET: 9:00-10:00am)
Satellite: Immune control of viral reservoirs
SAT110
Room 5/Channel 8
Organizer: ANRS RHIVIERA and DZIF HIV
July 25, 6:00-7:30pm local time (US ET: 12:00-1:30pm)
Friday July 26
Plenary session: Preparing for the future
PL04
Hall C1/Channel 1
July 26, 8:30-10:00am local time (US ET 2:30-4am)
Note: opens with an HIV cure-related research presentation by Melanie Ott.
Oral abstract session: Immune dysfunction and residual viremia
OAA35
Room 13a/Channel 6
July 26, 10:30-11:30am local time (US ET: 4:30-5:30am)
Symposium: Metabolism and inflammation during suppressive therapy
SY35
Room 14b/Channel 3
July 26, 12:00-1:00pm
Plenary session: Rapporteur report back session
PL05
Hall C1/Channel 1
July 26, 2:45-4:00pm local time (US ET: 8:45-10am)
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